Pt 2: The 'Female' Side of Kenwood House

Kenwood House Volunteer, Mark King, gives an online talk on Majesties, Mistresses, Moppets and Miladies: More of the ‘Female’ Side of Kenwood House.
This talk uses Kenwood and its outstanding art collection as a conduit to show the role of women in British history. The talk is divided between women portrayed in the Suffolk Collection, bequeathed by Marguerite ‘Daisy’ Howard (née Leiter), 19th Countess of Suffolk, and women portrayed in the Iveagh Bequest, bequeathed by Edward Cecil Guinness.
The cast of characters provides the opportunity for a ‘virtual’ tour through Kenwood House, ably guided by Mark King, Kenwood House Volunteer, member of the Friends of Kenwood, and London Blue Badge tourist guide. Consolidate your knowledge of the history of British monarchs and high society from Charles I to the 20th century with this talk full of intriguing connections.
This talk is a follow-up to Mark King's earlier talk on the 'Female' side of Kenwood House: Countesses, Creators, Collectors and Cousins.
Music: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor (1931-2) and Symphony No. 4 (1945), written by Florence Price (1887 - 1953). Florence Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognised as a classical composer. She was born in Little Rock Arkansas, trained in Boston, and moved to Chicago in 1927 where she spent the rest of her life. It is only since 2009 that her work has been rediscovered and recordings have been made of her important contribution to 20th century music.
Until 2013, there was a Florence B Price elementary school in the North Kenwood neighbourhood of Chicago. She would not have known her fellow Chicagoan, Daisy Leiter, to whom Kenwood House is indebted for the legacy of the Suffolk Collection.
Produced by Friends of Kenwood
www.friendsofkenwood.org.uk